Explore the Family Name Mccannon

The meaning of Mccannon

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Canann, Mac Canáin or Mac Canannáin, all patronymics from cano, an element meaning ‘wolf cub’, or its diminutives. See Cannon 1.

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How common is the last name Mccannon in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mccannon has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mccannon ranked 26,078 in popularity with 883 individuals carrying this surname, which accounted for approximately 0.33 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 27,303, but interestingly, the count of those with the surname slightly increased to 885, leading to a proportion of 0.3 per 100,000 individuals. This represents a decrease in popularity by 4.7% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,078	#27,303	-4.7%
Count	883	885	0.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.3	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mccannon

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Mccannon surname identify as White, accounting for 90.83% in 2000 and 90.62% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as Black decreased from 6.57% to 6.21% during this period, while the Hispanic representation remained relatively stable, reducing slightly from 1.59% to 1.58%. There was no record of individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Notably, there was an increase in individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races, rising from 0.68% in 2000 to 1.24% in 2010, marking an 82.35% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.83%	90.62%	-0.23%
Black	6.57%	6.21%	-5.48%
Hispanic	1.59%	1.58%	-0.63%
Two or More Races	0.68%	1.24%	82.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%